Echinacea
Echinacea purpurea
A purple coneflower native to North America, long used by Indigenous peoples and now a staple of seasonal-wellness formulas.
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Long used by Plains Indigenous peoples for general wellness; adopted into Western herbalism in the late 1800s and still one of the most widely used botanicals in seasonal-support formulas.
Echinacea, or purple coneflower, is a prairie plant native to central North America. Its root, leaf, and flower have all been used traditionally, with root extracts most common in modern tinctures. The plant's name comes from the Greek echinos ("hedgehog"), a nod to the spiky, cone-shaped center of its flower head.
It was used by numerous Indigenous nations of the Great Plains long before European settlers adopted it, and became one of the most popular botanicals in North America and Europe through the 20th century — a popularity it still holds today, often alongside elderberry in seasonal blends.
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